Mahabharata [sanskrit]
699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944
The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).
Verse 1.1.145
यदा द्रोणे निहते द्रोणपुत्रो नारायणं दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वन् ।
नैषामन्तं गतवान्पाण्डवानां तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥ १४५ ॥
yadā droṇe nihate droṇaputro nārāyaṇaṃ divyamastraṃ vikurvan |
naiṣāmantaṃ gatavānpāṇḍavānāṃ tadā nāśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya || 145 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the welfare of the Pandavas, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. When I heard that the king of Matsya, had offered his virtuous daughter Uttara to Arjuna and that Arjuna had...
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.1.145). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yada, Yad, Drona, Droni, Nihata, Putra, Narayana, Divya, Astra, Kurvat, Naisha, Antam, Anta, Gatavat, Pandava, Tada, Nasha, Vijaya, Sanjaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.145). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “yadā droṇe nihate droṇaputro nārāyaṇaṃ divyamastraṃ vikurvan ”
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- droṇe -
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droṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]droṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]droṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]droṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- nihate -
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nihata (noun, masculine)[locative single]nihata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nihatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- droṇa -
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droṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]droṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putro* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nārāyaṇam -
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nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- divyam -
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divya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]divya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]divyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- astram -
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astra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kurvan -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “naiṣāmantaṃ gatavānpāṇḍavānāṃ tadā nāśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya ”
- naiṣā -
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naiṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- antam -
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antam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]antā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gatavān -
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gatavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāṇḍavānām -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- tadā* -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nāśaṃ -
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nāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)[absolutive from √naś]√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)[absolutive from √naś]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- vijayāya -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[dative single]vijaya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- sañjaya -
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sañjaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sañjaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.145
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)
4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: 812150094X or 9788121500944;
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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.145 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ದ್ರೋಣೇ ನಿಹತೇ ದ್ರೋಣಪುತ್ರೋ ನಾರಾಯಣಂ ದಿವ್ಯಮಸ್ತ್ರಂ ವಿಕುರ್ವನ್ ।
ನೈಷಾಮನ್ತಂ ಗತವಾನ್ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಂ ತದಾ ನಾಶಂಸೇ ವಿಜಯಾಯ ಸಂಜಯ ॥ ೧೪೫ ॥
The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)
6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]
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Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)
7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.
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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.145 in Bengali sript:
যদা দ্রোণে নিহতে দ্রোণপুত্রো নারাযণং দিব্যমস্ত্রং বিকুর্বন্ ।
নৈষামন্তং গতবান্পাণ্ডবানাং তদা নাশংসে বিজযায সংজয ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.145 in Gujarati sript:
યદા દ્રોણે નિહતે દ્રોણપુત્રો નારાયણં દિવ્યમસ્ત્રં વિકુર્વન્ ।
નૈષામન્તં ગતવાન્પાણ્ડવાનાં તદા નાશંસે વિજયાય સંજય ॥ ૧૪૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.145 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ ദ്രോണേ നിഹതേ ദ്രോണപുത്രോ നാരായണം ദിവ്യമസ്ത്രം വികുര്വന് ।
നൈഷാമന്തം ഗതവാന്പാണ്ഡവാനാം തദാ നാശംസേ വിജയായ സംജയ ॥ ൧൪൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.145 in Telugu sript:
యదా ద్రోణే నిహతే ద్రోణపుత్రో నారాయణం దివ్యమస్త్రం వికుర్వన్ ।
నైషామన్తం గతవాన్పాణ్డవానాం తదా నాశంసే విజయాయ సంజయ ॥ ౧౪౫ ॥